"How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" nghĩa là gì?


"How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" = có bao nhiêu thiên thần có thể nhảy múa trên đầu đinh? -> câu hỏi từng được dùng để đố các nhà thần học thời trung cổ, ngày nay nó là phép ẩn dụ về những cuộc tranh luận trí tuệ không quan trọng. 

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Perhaps the vaccines will render (làm cho) all our problems as antique as the question of how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. But more than half of the French say they are opposed (phản đối) to vaccination.

Among the many philosophical (triết học) questions asked by medieval scholars was the following: how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Logically angels are insubstantial (không có thật) and cannot possibly dance, let alone (nữa là) on the head of a pin. 

As an aside, this used to be a somewhat what interesting blog, now its just repost of other peoples tweets. But like most leftist (phái tả) bubbles these days they freak out at any thing that might call into question it's dogma (tín điều). So I may or may not "get the fuck out". Block me if you must and keep discussing how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. Oh, and try to lighten up a bit...life is too short.

Lawyers and judges can be like medieval theologians and scholars pondering (suy nghĩ) how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. They can argue endlessly over stuff that really doesn’t matter in real life.

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